Aerospace & Defense

Legal launchpads supporting innovation and growth.

Our practitioners from offices around the world help clients achieve their business objectives and navigate the challenges they face by leveraging decades of experience in the aerospace and defense industry. We guide clients through issues ranging from traditional corporate, litigation, labor and employment, government contracts, regulatory, supply chain, export control, and enforcement matters to cutting-edge initiatives involving artificial intelligence, intellectual property, satellites, space exploration, and space commercialization.

We represent companies across the aerospace and defense industry spectrum. Our clients include industry leaders, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, service providers, government contractors, satellite companies, operators, technology companies, private equity, investors, startups, and entrepreneurs. Offering premier enforcement, litigation, and national security practices, our team is strategically located in Washington, DC; Texas; Florida; California; the Middle East; Japan; and other key industry hubs around the world.

We collaborate with clients by helping them leverage innovation and navigate the regulatory landscape spanning enhanced satellite technology; AI, smart systems, and automation; launch and reentry permits; supply chain enhancements and vendor risk management; and advancements in space technology and defense programs. As the industry confronts and adapts to rapid technological change and calls for sustainable operations, we bring deep understanding of the associated legal issues and provide practical advice and business solutions that support progress.

Areas of Focus

We help emerging clients overcome the myriad legal and commercial hurdles that can threaten to delay or derail emerging technology and AI advancements—empowering them to achieve their business priorities across an ever-expanding horizon.

  • IP, data privacy, and cybersecurity advice
  • Regulatory compliance and licensing
  • National security, cross-border investment, and supply chain viability
  • Joint ventures, acquisitions, and equity investments
  • Multijurisdictional counsel on ITAR, EAR, and OFAC 

We offer defense and government procurement legal solutions to clients that allow them to capitalize on evolving technologies. We advise on best practices across business, operational, and sustainability objectives in compliance with stringent defense-related regulatory requirements.

  • National security and global regulatory counsel
  • Export control compliance and cross-border trade agreements 
  • Data privacy and cybersecurity solutions
  • Government contract counseling and bid protests
  • Advocacy in and out of court and before administrative agencies 
  • Intellectual property dispute resolution

We have a long history of representing defense contractors in their most challenging enforcement matters—ranging from grand jury and congressional investigations to civil fraud investigations and litigation.

  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) actions
  • False Claims Act (FCA) investigations and litigation
  • Inspector General investigations
  • Suspension and debarment proceedings
  • Sanctions enforcement and defense
  • FCC investigations and regulatory proceedings
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proceedings

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Who We Serve

Satellites, Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Space Tourism, Exploration, Advanced Air Mobility

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